“Xi Yue, what are you saying? What do you mean by ‘colluding from the inside and outside’? Maybe you have opinions about some of my actions, and I admit that I can be a bit indecisive at times, but I know right from wrong. How could I possibly collude with Yang Zi to scheme against Ye Qing? I remember everything Ye Qing did for me back then.” Li Yeming couldn’t help but defend himself.
"You still remember this now?" Xi Yue sneered coldly. "I don't think you seem to remember it at all. On the contrary, you take everything Ye Qing did for granted and throw it away after using it."
Xi Yue's words were harsh, but there's a saying that goes, "The words may be rough, but the reasoning is sound."
Ye Qing agreed with what Xi Yue said and didn't intend to make Xi Yue calm down or anything. Just like she told Li Yeming, she was not young anymore, and Li Yeming seemed to have no sense of social etiquette or anything like that. He did everything according to his own ideas.
To avoid future trouble, Ye Qing felt it was best to make a firm decision: "Sister Li, I'll say it again, let's terminate the contract."
Xi Yue had overheard these words earlier. She initially thought Ye Qing was just trying to scare Li Yeming, but seeing Ye Qing's calm demeanor, Xi Yue knew that Ye Qing wasn't bluffing and was serious.
But terminating the contract probably won't be that easy. Although Xi Yue had many questions in her mind, she was much more mature than before and knew when to say what and when not to say it carelessly.
Li Yeming swallowed hard, his expression changing slightly, and asked Ye Qing, "You said terminating the contract is quite troublesome, now..."
“Terminating the contract is indeed quite troublesome, but for the sake of the future, a little trouble now is nothing,” Ye Qing said.
Initially, I didn't want Li Yeming to terminate his contract because it would be troublesome, and there was also the matter of Zitai Fashion going public, so I didn't want to cause any unnecessary complications.
However, in order to avoid major problems when the Zitai fashion line is launched, Ye Qing felt it was better to resolve this matter as soon as possible.
Li Yeming silently considered the matter in his mind and said, "If we terminate the contract, putting aside everything else, what about the 'Jin' trademark?"
Upon hearing Li Yeming mention trademarks, Xi Yue subconsciously looked at Ye Qing.
Ye Qing didn't notice that Xi Yue was looking at him, but he was also afraid that Xi Yue would say something inappropriate, so after Li Yeming asked, he said directly: "The trademark is currently owned by Xi Yue. If you terminate the contract, you definitely can't take the trademark with you."
"How is this possible? That trademark belongs to our family..." Li Yeming stood up excitedly, looking at Ye Qing.
Ye Qing interrupted Li Yeming: "You can consult a lawyer before you talk, but I'm reminding you that you didn't register this trademark at all back then."
Li Yeming knew he was in the wrong, but now that things had come to this point, he knew he couldn't just give up. He had to stick to his word, otherwise, to be honest, he would despise himself for going back on his word again.
But when people get this old, their personality and habits are already formed, and it's not so easy to change them.
Previously, Li Yeming was bothered by Jiang Xinya's maternal grandmother. Although everyone said that Jiang Xinya's maternal grandmother might not recognize Jiang Xinya, Li Yeming still thought that there might be a chance, so he was somewhat resistant to Jiang Xinya.
Now that it has been confirmed that Jiang Xinya's grandmother was indeed heartless and truly abandoned Jiang Xinya, leaving her to fend for herself, Li Yeming felt as if she had found an ally, standing with Jiang Xinya on the opposite side of her grandmother.
Since he had no children and Jiang Xinya called him "Auntie," Li Yeming figured that since he had helped Jiang Xinya, she would probably take care of him in his old age and see him off when he died.
Because of these calculations, Li Yeming went back on his word.
But now Ye Qing is saying she won't give her the trademark. Although Li Yeming is confused about many things, she knows that without the trademark, the clothes she makes won't sell for a good price. In that case, let alone letting Jiang Xinya inherit the property, it will be a problem to even support herself.
So Li Yeming, unusually assertive, said: "Ye Qing, you have helped me a lot. I don't want us to fall out. If we can talk things out, that would be great. If we can't reach an agreement, then we'll have to go to court. I don't think you want to come to that point either."
Ye Qing shook his head: "No, let's go to court. The more we argue, the clearer things will become."
Having dealt with Ye Qing for quite some time, Li Yeming knew that Ye Qing was very persistent in everything and not easily persuaded. However, now that Ye Qing was starting to be tough on him, Li Yeming was finding it a bit difficult to adjust.
Or perhaps Li Yeming simply didn't know how to back down gracefully.
She didn't want to go to court. Now that her shop is finally making money, she doesn't want to go back to the previous situation where she only had a few orders every few months and couldn't make ends meet.
To put it bluntly, she wants everything, but doesn't want to think about others, and always thinks she's right.
So, as the saying goes, there's always a reason why someone is pitiful.
Seeing that Li Yeming had fallen silent after she said she wasn't afraid of going to court, Ye Qing knew that she was now in a difficult situation. However, Ye Qing didn't care whether Li Yeming was in a difficult situation or not. Anyway, this time Ye Qing was determined not to compromise so easily.
Since Li Yeming didn't say anything more, Ye Qing didn't stay any longer and left first, with Xi Yue escorting Ye Qing back.
On the way, Xi Yue couldn't help but ask Ye Qing, "Are you really planning to go to court?"
"To put it another way, I'm not afraid of a lawsuit, but Li Yeming may not want one," Ye Qing said. "Although I don't want to come to this point, I have no choice but to. So let's see what Li Yeming does in the end."
Having prepared for a lawsuit, Ye Qing remained silent for a while before asking Xi Yue, "When Li Yeming's studio signed a contract with Zitai Fashion, I remember you were the one who signed the contract, right?"
Xi Yue paused for a moment, then frowned and thought for a while: "It's been a long time, and I've forgotten. It seems like I signed it. Originally, it was Li Yeming who signed it, but the legal department at Zitai Fashion felt that I invested more money in her store and was considered the boss, while Li Yeming was more like a designer, so they signed it with me."
The key point is, didn't I collaborate with Li Yeming before you? At that time, I had just resigned from Jiang Xinya's magazine company, and I was thinking of making money. To make it more official, Li Yeming's store re-registered for tax purposes, and I became the legal representative according to my investment ratio. I even handled all the paperwork myself.
Ye Qing raised an eyebrow. The reason Xi Yue was able to do all this was because of Li Yeming's indifference.
Ye Qing initially thought that the priority should be to appease Li Yeming, since her cooking skills were undeniable. Now it seems that Li Yeming has no chance of winning.
After Xi Yue finished speaking, seeing that Ye Qing remained silent, she asked Ye Qing, "Should I tell Li Yeming about this?"
"Let's wait a bit, there's no rush," Ye Qing said after thinking for a moment. Although Xi Yue said that, they still needed to consult a lawyer to clarify things.
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